A cyclist who was hit by a vehicle in Sydney’s Inner West yesterday and left with critical injuries died overnight.
The 66-year-old woman was riding in Five Dock along Barnstaple Road about 3pm yesterday when she was involved in a crash with an SUV.
Emergency services were called and she was treated by paramedics at the scene.
The suburb of Five Dock in Sydney’s Inner West. (Nick Moir/Sydney Morning Herald)
She was later taken to hospital in a critical condition.
Police said today she died overnight in hospital.
The SUV driver – a 57-year-old man – was taken to hospital for mandatory testing.
He was later taken to Burwood police station, before being released without charge pending further inquiries.
Police launched an investigation into the death and will prepare a report for the coroner.